The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-06-11
"A Horrible Crime.

IlttSOurS special: Frederick Hermann
this afternoon killed his nineteen-months
old daughter, beat his wife fatally and
then cut his throat, severing the wind
pipe and jugular vein. Herman is a
Lutheran and his wife a Catholic, but
they have never differed on matters of
faith until recently, when Mrs. Herman
determined to have the baby baptized
into her church instead of the Lutheran.
This was done and the father remained in
ignorance of it until yesterday. When
he went home this afternoon he told his
wife it was now a question of
the death of one of them. He i'm
mediately started to get out knife,
when Mrs. Herman jumped out of a Win
dow. He followed her, and catching rhe
at neighbor's, beat her insenslble with a
brick. He then returned to the house,
and taking up a razor, cut the baby's
throat, almost severing the head from the
body. He then cut his own throat from
ear to ear and will probably die tonight.
He has written several notes in which he
accuses bis wife Of deceiying him, but
says he forgives her.
Consent of the Crows.
Hon. Walter Cooper of Bozeman,
passed west this morning, says the Billings
Gazette of the 9th inst, returning from
the meeting which was held at the agency
Saturday. It will be remembered that
President Cleveland desired the chiefs
and prominent Crow Indians to ratify the
bill granting the right of way to the
Rocky Fork & Cooke City railway
through their reservation, which was
granted last winter by congress.
The Indians were therefore ordered 10
meet at the agency Saturday. 1t being
ration day, and fearing few chiefs might
not get there until Monday, (which would
be to-day they hardly thought the coun-
Gil with the Indians would come off be-
fore Monday. However, nearly all did
reach there in time
Mr.. Cooper, learning that the other
officers of the road could not reach there
on account of high water and for other
reasons, thought best to proceed at once.
There were in attendance over six hun
drcd chiefs and leading Indians. All
seemed to have their minds already made
up to sign the papers granting the right
of-way, which they did without a dis
senting voice and without raising a ques-
ton in opposition to it. After all had
signed, one old chief arrived and when
told what was done, he wanted to sign it
also, and was allowed to do so. The
council was very satisfactory to all con-
cerned. The willingness Of the Crows to
sign goes far to show that they are be-
coming more civilized, and would
without doubt, if approached in the
proper manner, and fair adjustment
made as to their large tract of land, also
consent to give up large proportion of
heir reservation for settlement. This
dea that the Indians have no mind of
heir own is entirely wrong, for
hey know we'll what they need and
IAN see 1t as soon as many of the whites.
The result of this council is IA subject for
great rejoicing by the citizens of Billings
md the promoters of the Rocky Fork g.
Cooke City railroad. There is nothing
low to prevent the road from being
pushed to completion as fast as possible.
)f course there are always delays which
will arise. A great many do not realize
he work of building n railroad. The
grading and laying the rails is only
mall part of the real work When all
'lans are ready and not until then can the
world see any progress. The
'uilding of this road will greatly
trengthen real estate and cause our city
O BOOM
An experienced farmer who believes
n labor saving as much as possible,
)lants SunflOwer seed instead of a pole
It each hill of beans. The sturdy stock